Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Freightliner M2

3ALHC5DV2PDUH8600 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 112
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenAug 22, 2023
KY
Last seenMar 4, 2026
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALHC5DV2PDUH8600
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3AL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HC5DV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
UH8600

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 371 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 371 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 371 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
M2

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 22, 2023 – Mar 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 4, 2026OHIII · Driver-only3SMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
Feb 19, 2026MDII · Walk-around2SMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
Jun 2, 2025WVII · Walk-around0SMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
May 29, 2025WVII · Walk-around2SMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
Apr 17, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSSMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
Feb 24, 2025WVII · Walk-around3SMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
Aug 27, 2024WVII · Walk-around0SMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
May 7, 2024WVIII · Driver-only2SMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
Dec 6, 2023WVII · Walk-around1SMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
Oct 12, 2023MDI · Full2OOSSMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
Aug 22, 2023KYII · Walk-around0SMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC 36869BA546056/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INC36869Aug 22, 2023Mar 4, 202611WV
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
BA546056WVSMITH FLOOR COVERING DISTRIBUTORS INCAug 22, 2023Mar 4, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026